Google's robot secrets shared with Mountain Creek State High

ROBOTS came alive at Mountain Creek State High yesterday when Google stopped by for a visit.

The Google Experience Day involved Google Sydney experts showing Year 8 students how to put together LEGO robots and make them come alive.

The initiative showed students what it was like to be a 'Googler' and how learning computer science and technology can shape future careers.

The visit served as a follow-up after the school won a spot last year for one of 25 positions on the Google Digital Technology Conference.

For the past few years Mountain Creek has been focused on preparing students for a digital future.

IT teacher Graeme Breen has been active in assuring the school was up to date with new technologies and able to inform students on new digital trends.

"It's recognising the new digital technology curriculum that is on the way, we are preparing for it now," Mr Breen said.

"We've realigned to include robotics, game development, mobile app development and more."

Mr Breen said the changes were all about up-skilling students for the future.

"We want to change students from becoming digital consumers to technology creators," he said.

"There has been a huge shift in the way we teach technology in schools. It's no longer just teaching kids about word processing, now it's into software development, multimedia production and graphic design."

The company donated 10 LEGO units to be used in robotics classes.

"With the advances in technology there is the ability for kids to have access to robotics and easy to use mobile app programs. It has become mainstream," Mr Breen said.